Hebrew word · H6967

קוֹמָה

komah

height

Appears 45 times in 43 verses of the Hebrew Old Testament. ·

What it means

1) height

1a) height, stature

1b) height

Abridged from Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).

Where it appears

Genesis · 1
  1. Genesis 6:15 קוֹמָתָֽהּ׃ height its

    And this is how you are to build it: The ark is to be 300 cubits long, 50 cubits wide, and 30 cubits high.

Exodus · 10
  1. Exodus 25:10 קֹמָתֽוֹ׃ height its

    And they are to construct an ark of acacia wood, two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high.

  2. Exodus 25:23 קֹמָתֽוֹ׃ height its

    You are also to make a table of acacia wood two cubits long, a cubit wide, and a cubit and a half high.

  3. Exodus 27:1 קֹמָתֽוֹ׃ height its

    “You are to build an altar of acacia wood. The altar must be square, five cubits long, five cubits wide, and three cubits high.

  4. Exodus 27:18 וְקֹמָ֛ה and [the] height

    The entire courtyard shall be a hundred cubits long and fifty cubits wide, with curtains of finely spun linen five cubits high, and with bronze bases.

    Here: The height of the hanging wall, from the root qûm, 'to stand up'. It is the word used for how tall a person or tree stands.

  5. Exodus 30:2 קֹמָת֑וֹ height its

    It is to be square, a cubit long, a cubit wide, and two cubits high. Its horns must be of one piece.

  6. Exodus 37:1 קֹמָתֽוֹ׃ height its

    Bezalel went on to construct the ark of acacia wood, two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high.

  7. Exodus 37:10 קֹמָתֽוֹ׃ height its

    He also made the table of acacia wood two cubits long, a cubit wide, and a cubit and a half high.

  8. Exodus 37:25 קֹֽמָת֔וֹ height its

    He made the altar of incense out of acacia wood. It was square, a cubit long, a cubit wide, and two cubits high. Its horns were of one piece.

  9. Exodus 38:1 קֹמָתֽוֹ׃ height its

    Bezalel constructed the altar of burnt offering from acacia wood. It was square, five cubits long, five cubits wide, and three cubits high.

  10. Exodus 38:18 וְקוֹמָ֤ה and [the] height

    The curtain for the entrance to the courtyard was embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen. It was twenty cubits long and, like the curtains of the courtyard, five cubits high,

1 Samuel · 2
  1. 1 Samuel 16:7 קוֹמָת֖וֹ stature his

    But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or height, for I have rejected him; the LORD does not see as man does. For man sees the outward appearance, but the LORD sees the heart.”

    Here: His physical height or build. 'Height of his stature' piles up words for tallness, so Samuel is plainly being impressed by a big, imposing man.

  2. 1 Samuel 28:20 קֽוֹמָתוֹ֙ stature his

    Immediately Saul fell flat on the ground, terrified by the words of Samuel. And his strength was gone, because he had not eaten anything all that day and night.

1 Kings · 13
  1. 1 Kings 6:2 קוֹמָתֽוֹ׃ height its

    The house that King Solomon built for the LORD was sixty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and thirty cubits high.

  2. 1 Kings 6:10 קֽוֹמָת֑וֹ height its

    He built chambers all along the temple, each five cubits high and attached to the temple with beams of cedar.

    Here: The height of the annex. Verse 6 has three storeys and v. 8 has stairs between them, so most read this as the height of each storey, not of the whole annex.

  3. 1 Kings 6:20 קֽוֹמָת֔וֹ height its

    The inner sanctuary was twenty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and twenty cubits high. He overlaid the inside with pure gold, and he also overlaid the altar of cedar.

  4. 1 Kings 6:23 קוֹמָתֽוֹ׃ height its

    In the inner sanctuary he made two cherubim, each ten cubits high, out of olive wood.

  5. 1 Kings 6:26 קוֹמַת֙ [the] height of

    and the height of each cherub was ten cubits.

  6. 1 Kings 7:2 קוֹמָת֑וֹ height its

    He built the House of the Forest of Lebanon a hundred cubits long, fifty cubits wide, and thirty cubits high, with four rows of cedar pillars supporting the cedar beams.

  7. 1 Kings 7:15 קוֹמַת֙ [the] height of

    He cast two pillars of bronze, each eighteen cubits high and twelve cubits in circumference.

  8. 1 Kings 7:16 קוֹמַת֙ קוֹמַ֖ת [the] height of

    He also made two capitals of cast bronze to set on top of the pillars, each capital five cubits high.

  9. 1 Kings 7:23 קוֹמָת֔וֹ height its

    He also made the Sea of cast metal. It was circular in shape, measuring ten cubits from rim to rim, five cubits in height, and thirty cubits in circumference.

  10. 1 Kings 7:27 קוֹמָתָֽהּ׃ height its

    In addition, he made ten movable stands of bronze, each four cubits long, four cubits wide, and three cubits high.

  11. 1 Kings 7:32 וְקוֹמַת֙ and [the] height of

    There were four wheels under the panels, and the axles of the wheels were attached to the stand; each wheel was a cubit and a half in diameter.

  12. 1 Kings 7:35 קוֹמָ֖ה height

    At the top of each stand was a circular band half a cubit high. The supports and panels were cast as a unit with the top of the stand.

2 Kings · 3
  1. 2 Kings 19:23 קוֹמַ֤ת [the] height of

    Through your servants you have taunted the Lord, and you have said: “With my many chariots I have ascended to the heights of the mountains, to the remote peaks of Lebanon. I have cut down its tallest cedars, the finest of its cypresses. I have reached its farthest outposts, the densest of its forests.

  2. 2 Kings 25:17 קוֹמַ֣ת׀ וְקוֹמַ֣ת [the] height of, and [the] height of

    Each pillar was eighteen cubits tall. The bronze capital atop one pillar was three cubits high, with a network of bronze pomegranates all around. The second pillar, with its network, was similar.

2 Chronicles · 3
  1. 2 Chronicles 4:1 קוֹמָתֽוֹ׃ ס height its

    He made a bronze altar twenty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and ten cubits high.

  2. 2 Chronicles 4:2 קֽוֹמָת֔וֹ height its

    He also made the Sea of cast metal. It was circular in shape, measuring ten cubits from rim to rim, five cubits in height, and thirty cubits in circumference.

  3. 2 Chronicles 6:13 קוֹמָת֑וֹ height its

    Now Solomon had made a bronze platform five cubits long, five cubits wide, and three cubits high and had placed it in the middle of the courtyard. He stood on it, knelt down before the whole assembly of Israel, spread out his hands toward heaven,

    Here: "Its height." This closes the measurements, and the story resumes with what Solomon did on the platform.

Song of Songs · 1
  1. Song of Songs 7:7 קֽוֹמָתֵךְ֙ stature your

    Your stature is like a palm tree; your breasts are clusters of fruit.

Isaiah · 2
  1. Isaiah 10:33 הַקּוֹמָה֙ <the> height

    Behold, the Lord GOD of Hosts will lop off the branches with terrifying power. The tall trees will be cut down, the lofty ones will be felled.

    Here: "The stature". Together with the previous word: 'the ones towering in height'. It is the word used for the height of cedars, and in Isaiah 37:24 the Assyrian king boasts, "I cut down its tallest cedars" (qômat ʾărāzāyw).

  2. Isaiah 37:24 קוֹמַ֤ת [the] height of

    Through your servants you have taunted the Lord, and you have said: “With my many chariots I have ascended to the heights of the mountains, to the remote peaks of Lebanon. I have cut down its tallest cedars, the finest of its cypresses. I have reached its farthest heights, the densest of its forests.

    Here: 'The stature of its cedars' means its tallest cedars. The same word appears in 10:33, where God himself cuts down 'the lofty of stature': the Assyrian.

Jeremiah · 2
  1. Jeremiah 52:21 קוֹמַת֙ [the] height of

    Each pillar was eighteen cubits tall and twelve cubits in circumference; each was hollow, four fingers thick.

  2. Jeremiah 52:22 וְקוֹמַ֨ת and [the] height of

    The bronze capital atop one pillar was five cubits high, with a network of bronze pomegranates all around. The second pillar, with its pomegranates, was similar.

Ezekiel · 8
  1. Ezekiel 13:18 קוֹמָ֖ה stature

    and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: Woe to the women who sew magic charms on their wrists and make veils for the heads of people of every height, in order to ensnare their souls. Will you ensnare the souls of My people but preserve your own?

  2. Ezekiel 17:6 קוֹמָ֗ה stature

    It sprouted and became a spreading vine, low in height, with branches turned toward him; yet its roots remained where it stood. So it became a vine and yielded branches and sent out shoots.

  3. Ezekiel 19:11 קֽוֹמָת֖וֹ stature its

    It had strong branches, fit for a ruler’s scepter. It towered high above the thick branches, conspicuous for its height and for its dense foliage.

  4. Ezekiel 31:3 קוֹמָ֑ה height

    Look at Assyria, a cedar in Lebanon, with beautiful branches that shaded the forest. It towered on high; its top was among the clouds.

    Here: 'Stature,' a word used of human height as well (1 Sam 16:7). The tree is described almost like a tall man, which prepares for its unmasking as a proud king.

  5. Ezekiel 31:5 קֹמָת֔וֹ height its

    Therefore it towered higher than all the trees of the field. Its branches multiplied, and its boughs grew long as it spread them out because of the abundant waters.

  6. Ezekiel 31:10 בְּקוֹמָ֑ה in height

    Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Since it became great in height and set its top among the clouds, and it grew proud on account of its height,

  7. Ezekiel 31:14 בְקוֹמָתָ֜ם in height their

    This happened so that no other trees by the waters would become great in height and set their tops among the clouds, and no other well-watered trees would reach them in height. For they have all been consigned to death, to the depths of the earth, among the mortals who descend to the Pit.’

  8. Ezekiel 40:5 וְקוֹמָ֖ה and [the] height

    And I saw a wall surrounding the temple area. Now the length of the measuring rod in the man’s hand was six long cubits (each measuring a cubit and a handbreadth), and he measured the wall to be one rod thick and one rod high.

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